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porkfish

[pawrk-fish, pohrk-]

noun

plural

porkfishes 
,

plural

porkfish .
  1. a black and gold grunt, Anisotremus virginicus, of West Indian waters.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of porkfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; pork + fish
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This photo of a porkfish appeared in the 1927 National Geographic article that debuted the first underwater color photos.

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Red-breasted wrasse, threadfin butterfly, orange shoulder tang and porkfish swim around artificial coral, behind glass tested for foul balls.

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This photo of a porkfish appeared in the 1927 National Geographic article that debuted the first underwater color photos.

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This photo of a porkfish appeared in the 1927 National Geographic article that debuted the first underwater color photos.

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